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Jataka Tales

In all Buddhist countries the Jataka tales were the ma-
jor sources for developing the character of the people. They
were used widely in preaching by monks and lay preach-
ers. King Dutugemunu (2nd century B.C.), in Anurad-
hapura, paid for the support of preachers to teach Dhamma,
the teachings of the Buddha. They usually used these sto-
ries in their sermons. Even the Venerable Arahant Maha
Mahinda, who introduced Dhamma into Sri Lanka, used
these stories to illustrate the truth of the teachings. Some
were even used by the Lord Buddha in his teachings, and
from him his followers learned them and passed them into
popular use in society. Even earlier, the same types of sto-
ries were present in Vedic literature.

Greek myths, as well as the fables of Aesop, inherited
them from the Vedas and Buddhism; Persia also took them
from India. They later migrated into the stories of Chaucer
in England and Boccaccio in Italy. The stories were used
for a variety of purposes. In Sanskrit, thePancatantra used
them to teach Law and Economics, and theKatha Sarit Sa-
gara used them for the development of knowledge, as well
as just for enjoyment. In the past, people have been satis-
fied and fulfilled in many ways by hearing them in forms
ranging from lessons to fairy tales.

The Wisdom of Queen Tenderhearted – Jataka Tales

[Lust]
[Mudulakkha a-Jātaka]
The Buddha told this story while living in Jetavana
monastery with regard to a monk who, during alms round,
saw a …

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Categories Fables, Jataka Tales, Stories Tags Kids

Country Man and City Wife – Jataka Tales

[Adultery]
The Buddha told this story while he was living in
Jetavana monastery with regard to a layman of Sāvatthi
whose wife changed her chara …

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A Question From a Seven-year-old – Jataka Tales

[Six Worthy Ways]
[Atthasadvāra-Jātaka]
The Buddha told this story while living in Jetavana
temple with regard to a boy who was very wise an …

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Categories Fables, Jataka Tales, Stories Tags Kids

3,000 Births – Jataka Tales

[Rebirth]
[Sāketa-Jātaka]
When the Buddha was staying in the garden named
Añjanavana near Sāketa, this story was told to a Brahmin of
that town.
One day, when …

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Categories Fables, Jataka Tales, Stories Tags Kids

A Wife and Mother Who Was a Sister First – Jataka Tales

[An Intelligent Woman]
[Uccha ga-Jātaka]
The Buddha told this story while living in Jetavana
temple about a countrywoman who cried, as if in mourning.
The Budd …

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Categories Fables, Jataka Tales, Stories Tags Kids

A Lesson From a Snake – Jataka Tales

[The Value of Goodness]
[Sīlavīma sana-Jātaka]
The Buddha told this story while living in Jetavana
monastery with regard to an honored Brahmin adviser of the
ki …

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A Monk

When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world. I found it was difficult to change the world, so I tried to change my nation. When I found I couldn’t change the nation, I began to focus on my town. I couldn’t change the town and as an older man, I tried to change my family.

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Four Things

The world is supported by four things:

  • The learning of the wise
  • The justice of the great
  • The prayers of the righteous and
  • The valor of the brave

But, all of these are as nothing without a ruler who knows the art of ruling.

Sun Rise

Every morning in Africa, when the Sun rises, a deer awakens, knowing it has to outrun the fastest lion, or, be hunted to death …

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